Faith & Spirituality – Page 206

On Rocky Ground

Autumn Jones February 20, AD2014 3 Comments

\”Other seed fell on rocky ground where it had little soil. It sprang up at once because the soil was not deep… And some seed fell on

Quantum Divine Action: The Delayed Choice Experiment

Bob Kurland February 19, AD2014 5 Comments

“There was a young man who said, God Must think it exceedingly odd If he finds that this tree Continues to be When there’s no

Dignity in Death

Michelle Fritz February 19, AD2014 7 Comments

As I sat patiently in the airport waiting for my plane to arrive, I quietly watched the people around me. I wondered where they were

Guidance for Catholics on Prudent End-of-Life Decision Making

Tammy Ruiz Ziegler, RN CPLC February 18, AD2014 8 Comments

The last few weeks have been filled with numerous news stories of end of life issues and interesting online dialogues have taken place. It is

Divine Ministry: More Holy Kisses

Susan Anne February 14, AD2014 7 Comments

It seems there is far too little affection in the world. In Holy Scripture, we are repeatedly instructed to exercise affection towards others, “Salute all

Evangelization: Don’t Argue on the Internet

Bob Kurland February 14, AD2014 3 Comments

“Non in dialectica placuit Deo salvum facere populum suum” (“It is not by arguing that God chose to save His people”). -St. Ambrose “Fortunately, there

Christianity: Counterfactuals vs Faith

Bob Kurland February 11, AD2014 4 Comments

“I believe in Christianity as I believe that the sun has risen: not only because I see it, but because by it I see everything

Agnes Sanford: A Friend Among the Communion of Saints

Melanie Jean Juneau February 11, AD2014 17 Comments

I don’t want to argue about the reality of the communion of saints, both the living and the dead. I just want to encourage believers and seekers

Canonization: The Rational Judgment of a Miraculous Cure

Kevin Aldrich February 10, AD2014 10 Comments

My goal is to show how the Catholic Church made the rational judgment, after serious investigation, that one man received a miracle of healing through

Conspiracy Theories & Catholicism: Frankenstein’s Monster

Foxfier February 10, AD2014 3 Comments

Conspiracy Theories and Catholicism is a series of posts about things like albino assassin monks, secret Bible books, pagan Santas and secret councils— popular culture

NYC Cabbie: Pope Francis and the Supreme Joyfulness of the One Joy

Jamey Brown February 8, AD2014 10 Comments

Driving a cab in New York City gives one the opportunity to witness nightly the Miracle of the Multiplication of the Adulterers. Every year there

Take Courage: Be a Man

Fr. James Melnick February 7, AD2014 4 Comments

King David tells his son Solomon: Take Courage. Be a Man. (1 Kings 2:2). It\’s a great one-liner and a bestowal of manhood from a

NFP: Help! I\’m Being Oppressed!

JoAnna Wahlund February 5, AD2014 6 Comments

According to some of the commenters on Dr. Kaczor\’s post “Does the Catholic Church Hate Women?” at Strange Notions, I\’m just an oppressed victim of

Pro-Life Even When it’s Uncomfortable

Michael Lane February 4, AD2014 10 Comments

I was blessed a couple of weeks ago to chaperone a pilgrimage to the Basilica of the National Shrine of the Immaculate Conception, and to

Don’t Underestimate Your Catholic Work Ethic

Christina Weber February 3, AD2014 3 Comments

I admire devout Christians living godly lives. Without the help of the Catholic Church and the Sacraments, I’m not sure I would make the cut.

Humility: From Both Sides Now

Robbe Lyn Sebesta February 1, AD2014 23 Comments

I\’ve looked at clouds from both sides now; From up and down, and still somehow It\’s cloud illusions I recall; I really don\’t know clouds

The Secrets of Happiness

Chelsea Houghton February 1, AD2014 3 Comments

How happy really are we today? How do we define that we have really \’lived\’? We live in a marketing led world – a place of big

Sports: Turning An Obsession into a Positive Activity

Greg Yoko January 30, AD2014 2 Comments

My biggest vice, fortunately, is not an addiction. Well, at least not in the traditional use of the word. My informal diagnosis – although my

Shattered and Reborn: Positive Suffering

Melanie Jean Juneau January 30, AD2014 8 Comments

I once asked a priest what my life would have been like if I had not experienced suffering, if I had married a well-off dentist,

Children Make Us Better, Even After Abortion

Patti Maguire Armstrong January 29, AD2014 3 Comments

Every Mother’s Day and Father’s Day, across the country, the question is heard from little voices: “When is it Children’s Day?” Mothers and Fathers laugh